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Of course, being an autocrat, Palpatine will use this attempt on his life to justify actually slaughtering thousands of Jedi.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
28 Apr. 2025 -
The central tenet of competitive authoritarianism, though, is that an autocrat, even one who has already stacked the deck, can still lose.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
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The Soviet dictator, the Man of Steel, was the type of tyrant that Trump chillingly admires.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
9 May 2025
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Roman became too much of a tyrant to continue working with, and Jimmy turned on him for fear of being overshadowed.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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The violence is stoking fears among Syria’s diverse ethnic and religious minorities who have grown increasingly worried about persecution under the rule of Syria’s new Islamist leaders, who overthrew the dictator Bashar al-Assad in December.—
Euan Ward,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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Through his interactions with Saddam, Nixon gains a deeper understanding of the Iraqi dictator, the potential consequences of the invasion, and the humanitarian and geopolitical turmoil that would ensue.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
30 Apr. 2025
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The Collector is also hoping these will satiate the growing wants of his oppressive overlord, The Forger (Roddy Ricch), who has mysterious motives of his own.—
Courtney Howard,
Variety,
17 Apr. 2025
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The end of the first season saw Dream (Tom Sturridge) endeavor to become a gentler overlord of the Dreaming; meanwhile, Gwendoline Christie's malevolent Lucifer Morningstar plots with Roger Allam's Lord Azazel to foil Dream's plans, and wreak havoc on the entire waking world.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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In 1900, no one serving in the late Qing dynasty expected that in 20 years the country would be a republic feuded over by warlords.—
RANA MITTER,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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In Libya, dictators rule in Tripoli and Benghazi, with multiple regional warlords in the background.—
Bruce Fein,
Baltimore Sun,
14 Apr. 2025
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In 1996, the end of the Cold War had radically altered the dynamics propping up a generation of African despots.—
Michela Wrong,
Foreign Affairs,
3 Mar. 2025
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Our foundational document, held and displayed in the National Archives building on the National Mall, insists that all men are created equal and rails against the tyranny of despots and kings.—
Elaine Weiss,
The Atlantic,
6 Mar. 2025
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The Down-to-Earth Pope In a historic moment characterized by autocrats and would-be autocrats, Francis was the antithesis of a strongman.—
Bluesky Social,
Bluesky Social,
21 Apr. 2025
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Weakness in such moments is only an invitation to the strongman to dominate you further.—
Ars Staff,
ArsTechnica,
17 Apr. 2025
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Ridicule only appeals to cool kids on coasts and the college towns and totalitarians.—
Letters to the Editor,
Orange County Register,
17 Oct. 2020
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Under the unconditional patronage of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Kadyrov rules his republic as a totalitarian, and has done so since taking power in May 2004, after his father, then President Akhmad Kadyrov, was assassinated.—
Layla Taimienova,
Foreign Affairs,
10 May 2017
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“Autarch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/autarch. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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